Current issues of military education in the conditions of political today

Abstract

The article analyzes a number of problems in improving the system of future officers training in higher military educational institutions, in particular personnel in the field of information protection, to solve the political tasks of the state in protecting its interests and security. Among the urgent issues of military education, these three problems are mentioned: the problem of introducing a competence-based approach based on modern training technologies according to NATO standards; the problem of forming a national-patriotic consciousness; the problem of staffing the educational process with modern highly professional scientific and pedagogical personnel. The actualization of these problems is associated with new approaches and requirements for the training military specialists in the field of information protection based on the best practices of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance and the best experience of military educational systems of the world-leading countries. The article determines that the peculiarity of training in the field of information security is not only knowledge of modern information technologies, but also a mandatory profound knowledge of foreign languages. The following components of the cadets’ national-patriotic consciousness formation are indicated: increasing the motivation of future officers to patriotic actions and their actions for the benefit of the people and the state; loyalty to the military oath, civic awareness, and respect for Ukrainian culture and heritage. The requirements to the scientific and pedagogical personnel involved in the training of military specialists in the field of information protection are formulated. It is revealed that the problem of political competence of higher military educational institutions teachers is becoming more and more relevant for modern military education. In addition, among the necessary competencies of modern scientific and pedagogical personnel, it was noted high information culture, knowledge of psychological and pedagogical technologies for organizing the educational process, pedagogical skills, developed intellectual and creative readiness for quick adaptation, physical training, and motivation for continuous professional development.